teacher presentation tools (LCD palette or large monitor with computer and word processor or overhead and transparencies or chart paper/chalkboard)

Halloween Tales story starter list (included)

Lesson Plan

In this lesson, students follow simple instructions to generate a Halloween story starter and then write an original tale based on one of the class's unique beginnings. Throughout the activity, the students exercise their creative writing skills and knowledge of computers and word processing.

As of October 2011, the complete lesson (Halloween Tales, from NCPublicSchools.org) was not available. Here are a few alternate souces for ideas: